Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Receives American Diabetes Association's Distinguished Achievement Award
Posted on: Monday, 25 June 2007, 15:19 CDT
CHICAGO, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation's leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, announced today that Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, received the Association's prestigious Outstanding Physician Clinician in Diabetes Award at the organization's 67th Scientific Sessions and National Leadership Meeting, which runs through June 26.
The Outstanding Physician Clinician in Diabetes Award was established to stimulate, acknowledge and reward outstanding physician clinicians in the field of diabetes.
"On behalf of the American Diabetes Association, we are delighted to present this prestigious award to Dr. Richard Bergenstal," said Larry C. Deeb, MD, President, Medicine & Science, of the American Diabetes Association. "His achievements in translating new research findings into practical solutions for the clinical setting have helped set the standard for high quality diabetes care and continue to support the mission of the ADA to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes."
Dr. Bergenstal is Executive Director of the International Diabetes Center (IDC) at Park Nicollet and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, both in Minneapolis. He holds the Dale Olseth Family Endowed Chair in Diabetes.
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Florida, Dr. Bergenstal obtained his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago. He was the recipient of an award for the Most Meritorious Research by a Medical Student working on the first case of an abnormal insulin molecule in the laboratory of Arthur Rubenstein, MD.
As an endocrine fellow and Assistant Professor, Dr Bergenstal led the University of Chicago's participation in the KROC study (a precursor study to the DCCT). He joined the IDC in 1983 and was mentored by former President of the ADA, Donnell D. Etzwiler, MD. Dr. Bergenstal now serves as IDC's principal investigator on NIH funded trials studying the importance of glucose control in type 1 diabetes (DCCT/EDIC) and type 2 diabetes (ACCORD). He is an expert on insulin therapy and glucose monitoring and works locally and globally to understand and implement optimal systems of patient-centered team diabetes care.
Dr. Bergenstal has published over 100 research articles and co-authored numerous papers on the findings of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). He has also co-authored several books for both professional and consumer audiences, ranging from Staged Diabetes Management -- a systematic guide to managing diabetes in the primary care setting, to Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook. He has previously been the recipient of the Charles H. Best Medal for Distinguished Service (awarded to DCCT investigators), was given a Young Investigator Award by ADA, and named Researcher of the Year by the Park Nicollet Institute for Research and Education. He has served on the Board of Directors of the ADA and chair of ADA Council on Clinical Endocrinology, Health Care Delivery, and Public Health.
More than 13,000 top scientists, physicians and other health care professionals from around the world shared cutting-edge research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a cure for diabetes at the Association's 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL.
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects the body's ability to produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood sugar to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. Nearly 21 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. And, at least another 54 million have pre-diabetes. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the United States and it has no cure.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's premier voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. The Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides services to hundreds of communities across the country. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342- 2383) or visit http://www.diabetes.org/. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.
American Diabetes Association
CONTACT: Rachel Morgan of American Diabetes Association,+1-703-549-1500, ext. 2290
Web site: http://www.diabetes.org/
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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